The night before God delivered the Israelites from the hand of the Egyptians, He instructed them through Moses to paint the blood of a spotless lamb over the doorposts of their homes.
…every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household… And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it… I am the LORD. Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you. (Exodus 12:3, 7, 12-13)1
The last plague that came upon the Egyptians was the death of the firstborn. That night the angel of death passed through the streets entering every home that did not have the blood over the doorposts, and the firstborn of those families died. However, if the doorpost was covered in the blood, the angel passed over. Hence, the name “Passover.” God said, “When I see the blood, I will pass over you.”2 The angel passing over had nothing to do with the people on the other side of the door. It was the presence of the blood on the doorpost that kept them alive. In the same way, God’s deliverance, His favor, His blessing, and His salvation come upon us when He sees that the blood of His Son has washed away all of our sins.
(from pages 173-174 of Unveiling Jesus)
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1All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New King James Version. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.
2Exodus 12:12
